Hungary - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

Introduction

This list is based on the timetable dated from 11 December 2016 to 9 December 2017, unless otherwise stated.

Standard abbreviations are explained in General Information. The MAV timetable contains a number of non-standard notes; for details see General_Information - Additional Notes on reading the Timetable.

Obscure services

In the heading to each entry, the map reference for the line in the European Railway Atlas 2016 published by M.G. Ball is shown.

Almásfüzitő avoiding line: Tata – Almásfüzitő felső

[1] (ERA 207B3) HU17/1

Almásfüzitő station is on a loop separated from the main line by some sidings. The avoiding line is used by trains not calling at Almásfüzitő.

Celldőmőlk avoiding line: Külsővat (Vinár elágazás) – Boba (Celldömölk-Rendezö)

[10, 25] (ERA 206C1) HU17/2

This east <=> south curve avoiding Celldőmőlk is used by one summer dated train pair.

D		19809	Győr - 09:00 Pápa - Keszthely
D		19808	Keszthely - 19:51 Boba – Győr

Boba avoiding line: Kemenespálfa (Jánosháza elágazás) – Kerta (Kerta elágazás)

[20, 25] (ERA 206C1) HU17/3

This south <=> east curve avoiding Boba is used by the following services:

		IC958	Budapest Deli - 19:25 Ajka - Zalaegerszeg
		IC959	Zalaegerszeg – 06:07 Jánosháza - Budapest-Déli
D	SuO	IC1951	17:16 Zalaegerszeg - Budapest Deli

Érd felső (Érd elágazás) – Tárnok

[30a] (ERA 214B1) HU17/4

This link between the Székesfehérvár and Sárbogárd lines provides an alternative to the Budapest - Székesfehérvár line via Erd alsó. Doubling of the latter route, completed in September 2013, has relieved the pathing pressures previously experienced, nevertheless this link is still used, both by an hourly local service between Kőbánya-Kispest and Székesfehérvár, and by a few other trains (those that have a timing or | marking at Érd felső). It should be noted that punctuality can affect the route taken by non-stop trains.

Kőbánya felső - Rákos (via low level tracks)

[30, 80a] (ERA 214A2) HU17/5

This route from the south side of Kőbánya felső station to the north side of Rákos station via the low level lines was used last year by a summer dated train pair between Miskolc and the Lake Balaton area. The same train pair runs this year, but does not call at Kőbánya felső, so it is not clear whether the train takes this route. Confirmation of the route would be welcomed by the compilers

E		15607	Miskolc Tiszai - 08:53 Gödöllő - Keszthely
E	Note 1	15606	Keszthely - 18:20 Budapest Kelenfold – Miskolc Tiszai

Note 1: This train is omitted from table 30, but appears in 80a arriving at Gödöllő at 19.02 so the 2016 timing at Kelenfold is shown

Budapest-Ferencváros - Kőbánya felső

[30, 80a] (ERA 214A1) HU17/6

This east - west route avoiding Budapest Keleti is used by one summer dated train pair between Miskolc and the Lake Balaton area.

E		15607	Miskolc Tiszai - 08:53 Gödöllő - Keszthely
E	Note 1	15606	Keszthely - 18:20 Budapest Kelenfold – Miskolc Tiszai

Note 1: This train is omitted from table 30, but appears in 80a arriving at Gödöllő at 19.02 so the 2016 timing at Kelenfold is shown

Dombóvár avoiding line: Dombóvár alsó – Kaposszekcsős (Dombóvár elágazás)

[40, 41] (ERA 212B3) HU17/7

This west <=> south curve is used by trains between Kaposvár and Pécs which do not call at Dombóvár. The platforms at Dombóvár alsó are on the curve so trains which start/terminate/reverse here do not connect with the line towards Kaposvár.

SSuO plus daily E		8803/18893	Tapolca - 20:24 Kaposvár – Pécs
E	SuO	18801	Fonyód – 21:18 Kaposvár – Pécs
E	SO	18800	Pécs – 06:26 Sásd – Fonyod
SSuO plus daily E		8802/18802	Pécs – 07:54 Sásd – Tapolca

Rákospalota-Újpest - Kőbánya felső

[70, S3] (ERA1 99B4-C5) HU17/8

This route is used by all international services between Budapest Keleti and Slovakia, as shown in Table 70.

Cegléd avoiding line: Ceglédi szállások (Nyársapát elágazás) – Abony (Abony elágazás)

[82, 140] (ERA 98C1) HU17/9

This east <=> south curve avoiding Cegléd is used by the following services:

D	FO	Ex1575	Szeged - 14:28 Kecskemét – Miskolc-Tiszai
D	SuO	Ex1576	Miskolc-Tiszai - 19:01 Abony – Szeged

Szolnok avoiding line: Abony (Paládics-puszta elágazás) – Abonyi út (Újszász elágazás)

[82, 140] (ERA 98C5) HU17/10

This west <=> north curve avoiding Szolnok is used by the following services:

D	FO	Ex1575	Szeged - 15:03 Abony – Miskolc-Tiszai
D	SuO	Ex1576	Miskolc-Tiszai - 18:40 Újszász – Szeged

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Eger-Rendező: Eger-Rendező elágazás – Eger-Rendező – Eger

[87a] (ERA 98B2) HU17/11

The single line approaching Eger from the south splits significantly to serve a substantial goods yard [Rendező] and also gives bi-directional alternative routes of around 2 km for arrivals and departures. Click on the thumbnail for a full size diagram.

The following conflicts with a train in the opposite direction have been identified and 5510 from timings should take the longer route via Rendező, but a complication in 2017 is 5500 & 547 now take identical minutes to/from Maklár. Therefore which one takes which route is unknown so clarification would be appreciated by the Compilers.

		5510	Füzesabony - 04:32 Andornaktálya – Szilvásvárad
	EITHER	5500 or 547	Budapest-Keleti - 06:58 Maklár - Eger
	OR	547 or 5500	07:04 Eger - Budapest-Keleti

Other sparse services

The following lines have few trains (relative to service levels generally in this country) - fewer than four trains each way on at least three days a week - or do not run each weekday.

H1	Gyékényes - Koprivnica (Croatia)
S2	Hidasnémeti – Košice (Slovakia)
4	Esztergom — Almásfüzítő
5	Székesfehérvár — Komárom
14	Pápa — Csorna
45	Börgönd - Sárbogárd
47	Godisa — Komló
87	Eger — Szilvásvárad
98	Abaújszántó – Hidasnémeti
103	Karcag — Tiszafüred
105	Nyírábrány - Valea lui Mihai (Romania)
114	Mátészalka — Csenger
115	Tiborszállás - Carei (Romania)
121	Újszeged — Mezőhegyes
125	Mezőhegyes - Battonya
128	Kötegyán - Salonta (Romania)
142	Kecskemét - Lajosmizse
146	Lakitelek – Kunszentmárton
147	Orosháza - Szentes
150	Kelebia - Subotica (Serbia)

Deletions since previous edition

65

Magyarboly - Beli Manastir (Croatia)

Service suspended January 2016 owing to the migrant crisis and then officially withdrawn at December 2016 Timetable change